Illustrator Tutorials — Text Effects

I would like to dedicate this tutorial to typography, which are the methods of processing printed text for better legibility and beauty. Typography is composed through the graphic design of printed text using the specifics for that languages rules. In this Basix tutorial will be apply the typography methods and rules using Adobe Illustrator.

With the use of simple Illustrator techniques, we are going to create a festive candy cane text effect. We will build our candy cane pattern using various vector-drawing tools and the Pathfinder panel. Then we will finished the scene in Photoshop by adding details such as shadows, highlights and a textured background.

Learn how to create the Text Effect from the movie, Happy Feet! We'll be using Adobe Illustrator, 3D effects & Gradients to create this cute text.

Typographer and illustrator Steven Bonner reveals six techniques for greater flexibility and creativity

In this tutorial we will learn how to create a folded paper effect on text in Illustrator

Learn how to create a vector text effect on the metal brushed background.

Sometimes there is a need to write something in small font, for example, buttons or menus on a web site. Inscriptions created in small font sizes turn out to be blurred in Illustrator. The only solution for this is to use pixel fonts. In this tutorial we will learn how to create a pixel font, and a button that we will produce with this font. I’m sure that this tutorial serves a useful purpose, so it’s worth learning.

This comprehensive video tutorial is very much inspired by a wonderful Adobe Illustrator effect produced by JET on the Adobe forum with the use of a script. When first seen, it immediately impresses. However, the question was whether such a rich effect could be recreated for editable text so that it remained completely dynamic; ie. it was possible to alter the underlying text at any point.

Through-out this tutorial you will learn how to stylise simple block letters into a stunning drawing-board style typography effect.

Follow this step by step tutorial to create a retro style typographic poster design with distressed textures and a muted colour scheme. We’ll create a typographic layout based on the number ‘one’ using Illustrator’s easy manipulation tools, then switch over to Photoshop to lay out the poster design composition and grunge everything up with some textures to create that cool dated retro look.